Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1925)
TRIBUTE TO THE : LATE GEO. W. BELT The Old Time Citizens ofSa !em Will Know How Well ;' Words Are Deserved (In its. editorial columns, np doubt written by Frank Irvine, the Portland Journal of last even lug had the following:) , M? j j George W. Belt, killed Saturday night in a street accident at Spo kane, was in his day the most fa mus baseball pitcher in Oregon. tHIs fame was won as captain and pitcher or the "College club.f' a Willamette university team that long field sway as champions of Oregon. The pitcher didn't throw the ball In those days, but had to delirer it below the waist. It was a: clean-cut pitch, but George Belt developed Yery great speed under that, form of delivery and served a difficult ball to hit. That was before the days of the curved ball and while professional baseball Kas yet in Its infancy. j i From college Mr. Belt went into the law and soon became prose cuting attorney In thesecond Ju dicial district, then comprising Linn, Marlon, Polk and Yamhill counties. In ;, that . capacity hp prosecuted the late W. W. Saun ders on a charge of murder com mitted at Albany. ' ' . : 1 The Saunders, case had'manjr sensational features an& at the time attracted conspicuous atten tion thronehovt vOreeon. Saun ders, a newspaper man at Cof allis, armed himself, went to Al bany andshpt, a man whom no charge wUttdhavlng Insulted the . sister7 of Miss Allison,-later Mrs. Sounders. j . ! j At the first trial Saunders was sentenced to be hanged, and at the second was given life imprison ment. After a short time In pris on Saunders made a sensational escape, and with the supposed as sistance of friends made his way to and down the Pacific coast until captured Dy a snerui in western Douglas county. : ; : ' At the endof nine years Saun ders was pardoned. 3y GovernoV Pennoyer. He went to Spokane, engaged in the practice of law, was elected Justice tf the peace, raa- . ried Miss Minnie Allison, amassed a considerable competence, and died a year ago. f From his home at Salem, George . to Spokane, engaged In the prac tice of law,, and in time served k term as superior Judge." He wa the son of Dr. A. M. Belt, head jf a well known pioneer Salem fam ily and brother of the late "wife of Justice Burnett of the Oregon supreme court. 1 George Belt was a kindly ma?, a loyal friend, a delightful conf panion, an able lawyer, a conscien tious Jurist, and a citizen of tb!e highest ideals. . ; Bits Tor Breakfast . A prediction " Before a long time .1 The f 10 common stock sharfes of the Second linen mill will be worth 1100; and they will te worth $1000 and more eventually. And the Miles Linen company stock wlir grow In. value In like proportion. j I m S , i TEerewlir "Be no better stocks brrtnttk state than linen j Vniii stocks. There are none bet ter in Ireland in4 Scotland. Aid .pinen . manufacturing here wll lave'4ay advantages not -en-Joyed by the Irish and Scotch fac ' lories. Onrtyf the wealthiest fai ilies in the world is the Barbour family; their wealth founded On klineps.' ' Every' woman j knoirs about Barbour thread. . ! ; 'j I ' it V . , 1 1m m : I The poultry industry in the Sa lem -"district is having another wonderful exnansion this year. " That is great. The poultry boom 'cannot get too big. It .is Justified by our superior natural conditions. (we can produce more eggs at less - cost than any other section. That i as a branch of egriculture we must . boost. We must get It beyond 4)J2Q, 000,000 a year, which" is Che ..amount of sales , of poultry P?o- 5. : ' ' r FURNACE" V For Your Home v Why Not Try An - Eastman Sibloco ;. It's a Marion County pro-. ; stalled in your home by ' our own men. Anywhere "in the Salem district. Low jn first cost. Users will tell you of its extreme economy in fuel con sumption. Easy to con trol, and durable. - j For information, f , Write or Phone j EASTT.1AN BROS. ' Formerly Silverton Blow j .' - . : Pipe Co. 1 Sllvcrtcn, Ore. - ducts j annually' of the;; district around Petaluma, Cal. :.:JKbM..Vi ' ' A Spaniard who had never used a telephone is! dead at the over ripe old age of 116 years. That gives some idea of how the exas perations of "wrong! number and "busy" shorten life for most of us to iay nothing of how they may affect us in the life hereafter. A committee of baby doctors has determined by -careful measure ments,1 that crying! is a healthy exercise. If a baby cries 1 per cent of the time it increases its food-consuming energy l per cent. An jail-day squaller creates enough energy to lift it to the housetop. The doctors fall to take into ac count, however, the energies wast ed by those who walk the floor, Hrf.Mlhf I1: v'i.vvv IT Torches were once wonderful; with' them primitive man threw around j himself a circle of light which kept; the man-eaters at bay. The torch was finally supplanted by the grease lamp, then kerosene conquered grease and was, later on conquered by gas. The days of gas for lighting purposes are almost j gone,; for electricity has put gas burners in the scrap heap and It is becoming cheaper. Ac cording to statistics a dollar will now buy 16,200 candle-power I of light, whereas the . . same dollar would! have bought only 115 candle-power in 1887. After electric lighting, shall we have cold light? Apparently, I the answer depends upon whether or not mankind learns the fire-fly's secret method of jmanufacj.uring heatles3 light.. West Salem Methodist ,, ?f Offer Program Tonight I I: :! ! h The West Salem Methodist church i tonight will be the scene of ra benefit program iriven I to raie money: to assist in complet ing? the church, which is in the process of construction. The uro gram will be given by Perrr Pres- cott Reigelman, ! reader and Im personator, and Lyman McDonald, popular Apallo club baritone, j Both Mr. I Reieelman and Mr. Mc&onald have had considerable experience as entertainers, and tbei program I for this evening Is planned for entertainment pur poses only. Mr. Reigelman was one! of the "entertainers at' the Phf Epsilon fraternitv banauet In Mcillnnville recently, and Mr. Mc Doialdi was ! broadcast with the Salem Lion's club program from the-; Oregonian a short time ago. Th ; program offered consists of humorous j and dramatic readings and Impersonations and colorful. entertaining songs. " Buttej Montana Is Swept - By anow; wires ah uown BUTTE,1 I Monti , April 23. Butte today j and last ' night ' was swpt by the greatest spring snow storm 'in its history. From 5 O'clock last night until 11 o'clock this morning 11 inches of snow had fallen and it is believed the total will have reached 2 0 inches this evening.! Traffic is demoral ized, ' telegraph i and telephone wires down : and during part of this morning ' several suburbs were completely cut off from com munication.! , A "COMING THROUGH" It' T . . No mofe brilliant" achievement In ambi tious, motion pictures dealing with histori cal romance has ever been exhibited than Marjon Dayies latest, production, "Janice Meredith.? The New York -Times. 1 j ! ( i - - ' i ' : l',iu i: ' v I-. . Starts Saturday '4-' REPORTS UD TO BE IFOIDED Wild Rumors of Thousands , of Executions in Sofia Said to be Untrue SOFIA, April 22. (By the As sociated -Press.) Regarding the Wild rumors In circulation that thousands ; of persons have been killed or arrested since the bomb explosion in the Sveti Krai cathedral, it is learned from what is considered trustworthy author ity that these , are gross exagger ations. Although detailed infor mation is lacking, the number killed, It is asserted, does not amount to more than a few dozen, There have been 500 arrests, but many of these taken -by the authorities have been reletsed. BELGRADE, Jugo Slavia, April 22. Three members of the Brit ish! parliament arrived today from Sofia, Bulgaria; asserted they were convinced several hundred persons were killed without trial and on the merest presumption," after the .recent bomb . explosion in the cathedral in Sofia. : Ancient Car Set Afire; Owner is Not Yet Found ASTORIA. ! Or, April 22. When the local fire; department answer ed a' call today hey found a 1906 model maehijne In. which wood had been piled between the seats and set fire. The citizen who turned In the alarm! informed Chief Bush ing that he. had seen a man stand ing by tne burning car who ad mitted ownership and that the car was partially . Insured, but who, he said, urged him not to call the fire department, as it was "not worth while." l . i ; . "When; the firemen arrived the stranger had disappeared. Chief Bushing said today that his Inves tigation had revealed that the car was apparently the property of . a man named Lake, residing at Til lamook, Oregon. ' 3 The Klenzo Treatment for White TeetH ? Healthy Gums and a ; ' "; Clean Mouth No dental; treatment can ' . : accomplish more . Sold only at ' Perry DrusStoro -J US Sooth' Commercial r:; Salenri Oregon l!!7;'"'!T'T s 4 V - ' it ' " v Extra Special II All Remaining . i- i - . . . - Onyx Hose Values to $2.50 $1.00 v ! " : ' - ' -' yf.-i COATS m 2, m You will simply be of smart Sport Coats! -Coats for which you will expect to pay a far higher price---siyles that are unusually smarti tailoring that is ab solutely perfect and variety that will compel your interest. Single or double-breasted styles with two or three-button closings. Notch collars, plain or belted backs. Tailored and patch pockets. All fully silk lined. ! A Special Offering STTTT v' 1 JlJLlk ! EEOCKS : " r 1r ; "' -1 : I" JiAr- . vfjL orchid, : - - - MgSl ! ' --' . v ! - - . i ' " ' . : I it ..." I : , r .!!'?:- ' -J' '. ' : 1 1 . jl j t Sport Coat Of f erle i jt i yy 100 NEW, SMART COATS j i amazed at the values in this wonderful group VI" I" .Crepes, Silk Broadcloths.-Vojles the daintiest wash frocks Imagi- . nable fresh and new in an amaz ing variety of new styles. j Thej ,sllk broadcloth frocks are excep-' tionally smart, straightllne styles suited to every figure. Effectively trimmed with white collars and cuffs, pearl buttons. Lovely lin ens in! solid colors and two-tone effects. Dainty voiles with hand-drawn- work, laces,, pipings and contrasting applique. The Colors Include: maize," copen, tangerine. green, gold, rose. Sizes 16 to 44 FRIDAY-- SATURDAY it.-- : ; . ail. HATS F Tf W cUi UD lLo v :. v; . .4 f i - ' ... -; r j f, ? . . ( . SPRING MILLINERY $4.95 - $7.95 Beautiful flowers smart laces attrac tive ornaments every hat, whether of the Gloria Swanson, Evelyn Baron, or petite type, has Just the trimming to accentuate its smartness. Hats for every occasion In "Spring's newest colors, including Leaf Green, Cadet Blue, Blonde, Mad Rose, etc. The materials are exceptionally Mooredale's Imported Plaids, Imported Mixtures Diagonals Flannels Novelty Weaves Colors were never in such variety! tans, browns, rose, rust,, greys, and novelty mixtures. I Sizes for Misses and Women, An Unique Showing S3 LIC ' FROCKS Gayly colored prints bring the care-free spirit of Spring. Here they are 4- In quaint, old-timey patterns tljiat are so voguish now. Fashion decrees that the correct Spring wardrobe must contain at least oie! printed frock. Lace frills, jabots, pleats, flares and collar scarfs are a few of the chic trimmings You'll find Just the style and color you -want in this large assortment and the price Is astonishingly low. ' . ," '- , ii ' - ! Sizes, 16 to 42 r, Extra Special Shoulder Sleeve f Sweaters Ail Colors, while they U 9- DRESSES attractive: m 14 to 44 tt J ' J i I 4 1 w 1 - ,115 27. liberty Street I x " )